Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-12-07
THE JEWE
Uncle Ed. actually bought
a carload of new goods on
his trip East this month.

AAAC OAAp GclcO OAAlS HAOAth.
Royal Arch work tomorrow, Thurs
day, evening.
Stoves at cost mean business when
Morris Bros, say so.
Winter wheat and rye never looked
better in Barber county.
Fresh fish and fresh oysters regular.
ly at the Central market. IL
The Citizens band will give a big
dance Tuesday evening, December 9th.
Geo. Friedley came in from Cimarron
Monday to see his many old friends
here.
For sale-cheap, good 2-seat spring
wagon and set of double harness. This
Office.
Save from one to ten dollars on a
stove. Morris Bros. are selling stoves
at cost. q
The finest stock of confectionery and
fancy groceries ever brought to this city
rs now open at Youngs. -
A stray bull, branded ID may be
found at 5. X. w. Fields. north of
Medicine Lodge two miles.
The law firm of Sample & Vickers
has been dissolved by mutual consent.
Both gentlemen will continue the prac-
tice here.
For tender steak, juicy roast, or
any kind of smoked meat, fresh and
good, see Marquand, next door to the
pOstoffice. 2I
See Dickerson, at Murphey's harness
shop, for leather chest protectors, cuffs.
collars, hat bands aid ladies' belts. A
hundred designs and all pretty. %
The Willing Workers of the Christ
ian church will meet with Mrs. Waldron
Chase, Wednesday afternoon, December
18th. Mrs. WALDRoN CHASE, Sec.
Full Weight" is the name of that
excellent cigar that had such q run a
few months ago. We have another in
voice of 10000. StandIford, Youmans
Il Eldred. %
b. X. Harrington don't buy cheap
goods in order to advertise them as
cheap good goods; fair dealing is our
style of doing business. Come and see
for yourself. IS
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Simmons and Master
Willie. left here this week for an ex-
tended visit through Indiana, their old
home. They will visit IN the counties
of Wabash, Miami, Randolph, Jay,
Allen, Rush and Sullivan and will re-
turn to sunny Southern Kansas in three
months.
A number of witnesses were examin-
ed by County Attorney Jones, on Mon
day, as to their knowledge of violations
Of the prOhibitOry law at Kiowa. It is
not known for certain what will be the
result of the inquiry, but the general
belief is that several prosecutions will
be commenced.
Mr.. burst sent samples of the cotton
ginned here to st. Louis and this week
received word that such cotton was
worth there 81 cents per pound. This
is about three cents more than he cal
culated on. Some of the cotton raised
here, Mr.. burst, thinks, will bring even
more than the price quoted.
Geo. COHlisk now conducts an extern
sive grocery, confectionery and notion
store next door to the pOstofice, where
he will be glad to meet his old friends.
He offers unprecedented bargains for
spot cash as all will find out who will
give him a trial. His line OF holiday
goods is complete and well selected.
The wife of Col. Frank Hickox of
this county, died at LamOnte, Missouri,
last Friday, December ID, aged IS years.
She and her husband were highly re-
spected in central Missouri, where they
lived nearly half century. They
moved to this county last year and had
a pleasant home four miles east of this
city. Col. IIickox left here ten DAYS
ago and was at the bedside of his wife
when she died.
sun City Union: Another grand cOug-
arhurt is being organized BY the people
along the Medicine and Elk. The big
cats ale beCoIm ing holder and more nu.
merOus, apparently, slnOe the advent
OF winter. Several colts and calves have
been killed i'll the past ten days by the
carnivOIOus cusses. Some plan for their
determination should be devised. Their
homes arc an tie HuEcercus caves exis-
ting In this county, usually difflcult of
access and our Israel Putnams are diff
dent about crawling in and pulling them
out by the tail"
\ lady lying in the south end o.
town put her baby into its buggy, Mon.
day. and went to the north end of town
to visit friend. When she was ready
to return home another LADY offered her
ride. The offer was accepted and she
climbed iGt1 the buggy, taking her baby
in her lap. She pulled tue bahy-car-
riaGe along behind the buggy. and 1t
soon became quite tiresOme to her.
When she was nearly home, after pass
ing through the principal part of town.
she giail-ad back to see if the baby car
riage was all right, and was astonished
to see a sixty-pOund boy seated in it..
She thought the joke good one on her
self. and said nothing to the happy boy,
HazeltOn Express: "Mr. w. y. Bur-
leigh, editor Of the Express, and Miss
Ella NJ. Pool, daughter of Z. T. Pool of
this city, were united in marriage at
the residence of the brides parents on
Thanksgiving day, Rev. Chas. III. Bur-
leigh bFotheT GftRe gToqM, performing
the ceremony that joined tho happy
young couple for lite. An elegant spread
was then partaken of by large company
of friends and relatives. The groom